Thu 23 Oct ’25 by KRISSANIA YOUNG
West Indies suffered a 179-run defeat to Bangladesh in the decisive 3rd One Day International in Mirpur earlier on Thursday. The Caribbean side, which needed 297 runs to win, was bowled out for 117 in 30.1 overs.
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy was not impressed with his team’s spinners. “I’m really disappointed with the way we bowled,” he said. “If you come to Bangladesh, spinners should lick their lips because that is the area where you can execute your plans in the most favorable conditions.”
Spinners Wickets Average Econ
West Indies 18 29.44 4.7
Bangladesh 26 14.7 3.74
The visitors took a 1-run win through the super over in the second match of the series after losing the opener by 79 runs. “What we have shown in the last three games has not been consistent enough,” he continued. Sammy stated that the inability of his spinners to take advantage of the conditions presented the batters with a challenging task. “In all three matches we allowed Bangladesh to score above par. I thought it was more of a pitch of 3.5 runs and over. But every match we had to score at more than four runs and over,” he said.
One spinner he was full of praise for is Akeal Hosein. Sammy revealed that the original plan was to only have the T20 specialist in the final game of the series, after he was flown in as an injury replacement just hours before the second match. However, Hosein volunteered to play 10 runs in the super and defended it to give West Indies a series-level win. “Yes, there is room for competition,” Sammy said, noting that the 32-year-old’s performance could see him considered for ODI selection. “The guy who has been out of the format for the last two years comes in and overachieves [others]”, he praised.
Sammy acknowledged the slow nature of the field, saying, “We’ve never seen anything like it.” Yet that did not deter his assessment of the West Indian batters. “Every time a challenge comes, we lie down and die. Unless Keacy Carty or Shai Hope raises their hands,” he said. “It’s not like one team is going to bat on one wicket and the other team is going to bat on another wicket. We all had to continue playing [the same pitch]. And that’s where skills and temperament come to the fore.”
West Indies will be hoping for a change in fortunes when the T20I series kicks off on Monday morning Caribbean time.
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